It’s true. I really do. She’s very special. — My family owned butcheries, her family is vegan. Hers is staunchly Catholic, my family is – “whatever is closest to the house and accepts cash to say we are members of the congregation”, when we need a venue for births, deaths and marriages. What could possibly go wrong? Her father…

And why married men should be careful around them — Fine: Be careful of this word, it usually signifies things are NOT fine. And if the one hand is firmly placed on the hip while being spoken, be afraid. Be very afraid. It is usually used by women to signal the end of an argument in which you were clearly wrong…

Unbelievable but true. — This guy was the perfect Robin Hood, only he kept the proceeds for himself. As my father used to say … “charity starts at home”. He didn’t include car washes or anything special, he followed the cardinal rule of success. Keep it simple! Cheap parking. I love this guy and…

Italy is hot right now. I have decided to drink to hydrate. I may have chosen the wrong liquids though. — Italians don’t do ice. Well not like Americans do ice. Ice in Italy is for keeping fresh fish chilled. Lots of ice creates a stir in Italian bars. Not unlike an English hot tea with milk and NO lemon. Or pineapple on pizza. Italians approach ice like the Asian/Oriental community…

This guy is the epitome of the phrase “Go Big or Go Home!” — Meet Mr. Ahmed, villain or genius, you decide. He impersonated a Judge for decades and ended up owning his courtroom. He started as an ACTING judge, on account of it being an act, but after some time on the Bench, he dropped the act. And by dispensing Ahmed Justice, he…

So how bad is your job really — let’s compare. — We are experiencing a levelling up crisis, a cost of living crisis, a climate crisis, and an “I hate my Job” crisis … not to mention an I want to work from home only so that I can eat peanut butter and banana sandwiches when the mood takes me, issue. …

Come with me on my imaginary road trip. — It is a glorious hot summer in Italy and I am embarking on a road trip. I have an old Italian car with the top down, a list of places to see, and nowhere urgent to be. Join me.

I saw the real ‘Heart of America,’ and I liked it. — I was a foreigner coming to live in the USA. I was amongst many foreigners who now call the United States home. This was a country that never feared a foreigner could water down its culture. It was always stronger than the sum of its parts. Somehow that comforted me. …

I personally know a sock thief. His name is Smillew Rahcuef, I think his hat might be stolen too. —